I knew a guy on a homsteading forum that was into composting in a big way. Extreme composting.
Someone on his extreme composting thread asked about the leaf mold/humus found in the woods and he said that was his favorite stuff to plant in. We bought a hunk of woods and I proceeded to clear land, mainly by hand but I have an old garden tractor with a grader blade and dragged a bunch of that stuff into the garden area. Taters grew great that year. Bigger and more blemish free than store bought. I’ve also been scraping leaves and the leaf mold from where I want grass and pushing it down into low spots to reclaim it later. It’s not huge on nutrients but does have a lot of microscopic critters, beneficial bacteria, mycelium etc. Also fluffy and can be used in potting mix, in beds or straight in the garden. Decent peat replacement.
Using the woods is a great idea! The nearest trees to my garden are all evergreen, though. I plan on using all the fallen pine needles I can rake up around my future blueberry shrubs.
Our main chunk of woods is pretty far from the house & garden, but it might be worth a trip there and back with the 4x and the trailer. :)